AMCULT214 Tammy Leung

According to the 2000 Census, the rate of being self-employed of Asian Americans is the highest among the minorities. And the rate of self-employment is increasing in a large number. Even though there are so many Asian Americans having their own businesses, not much of the entrepreneurs are recognizable to the public.

I choose this topic because of the personal interest in the business field and I would like to know how influential are the A/PIA American entrepreneurs in America business world.

There are many successful APIA entrepreneurs, however I decided

to limit the spots to 10 because this makes sure we focus on the

extremely successful entrepreneurs .

Entrepreneurs that are not active in the business or are retired are not included because I want the people on the list are still influential

to the United States.

I first research and make a list of APIA entrepreneur from the

internet.

Then, I make sure the people on the list are A/PIA instead of Asians

or Pacific Islanders. They have to be U.S. citizen or resident of Asian

descent.

From the list, I selected 10 of them according to the amount of

money they made, the company size and the number of employees.

And lastly I make sure that the entrepreneur are still active in the

business world in the United States

co-founded Linksys in April 1988

Linksys has grown to be the number one provider of networking hardware through consumer retail in North America owning more than 40 percent of the market.

Linksys is the leading vendor of wireless, broadband routers, USB and networking hardware in both the retail and e-commerce sales

Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales, Marketing and Business Development, Linksys Division of Cisco Systems, Inc.;

She is noteworthy because she is one of the few successful women entrepreneurs

http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/2004/bio_linksys_janie_tsao.pdf

http://www.linksysbycisco.com/APAC/en/home

chairman and CEO of SunriderInternational

came to the United States in 1974

Founder of SunriderInternational, which sold herbal mixtures in 1982

expanded to manufacture herbal cosmetics, food, and household cleaners in 1984

He is significant because his company one of the largest herbal products firms in the United States, with 300,000 distributors around the world and sales of $700 million

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0880717.html

http://www.sunrider.com/eng/webform/company/company.aspx

The co-founder of Computer Associates International, Inc. (now CA, Inc.)

Earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Queens College in New York, and began working at Columbia University

started Computer Associates on credit cards in 1976

Also the founder of Plainview Properties, a real estate firm which recently announced a major development in Plainview, New York: Old Plainview - a traditional village combining townhouses, apartments, offices, restaurants, a Hyatt hotel and recreation space using “smart growth” concepts.

He is significant because CA, Inc. maintains 150 offices in more than 45 countries. It is the 10th largest software company in the world. And it employs 37000 people (March 31,2008)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Wang

http://www.ca.com/

Korean immigrant came to U.S. in 1955

Received his BS and MA in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania

The CEO of of Amkor Electronics, Inc. since 1968

Founded The Electronics Boutique Inc. ("EB"), the predecessor to Electronics Boutique, the first mall kiosk sold calculators, digital watches in 1977

Amkor Electronics has developed unique expertise in high-volume manufacturing techniques and have diversified and expanded our operational scope by establishing production centers in strategic locations throughout Asia.

He catches my attention because his company has 20,033 employees worldwide and had $1.9 billion in sales in 2004. And he has factories around the world in China, Japan, Korea, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, and the United States

http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=388745&ric=AMKR.O

http://www.amkor.com/

The chairman and CEO of The Golden Eagle International GroupImmigrated to the US in 1970sEarned M.B.A. from Southeastern Louisiana 1973Founded the company in 1992Took the Retail Group public on the Hong Kong stock exchange in 2006, and continues as the main shareholder.The Golden Eagle Retail Group is an operation of high-end department stores all over China, being especially dominant in the developing Jiangsu province.net worth has more than doubled since January 2009 as shares of his Golden Eagle Retail Group surged 170%Forbes estimates his fortune is $2000 million, ranking him #158 among the richest Americans in 2009.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Wanghttp://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/54/rich-list-09_Roger-Wang_V5UO.htmlhttp://www.geretail.com

Founder, chairman and CEO of ViewSonic® Corp., a leading global provider of visual display products

immigrated to the US in 1986 as

as American president of a Taiwanese keyboard company. In 1987 he founded a company called Keypoint Technology Corp., changing its name to ViewSonic in 1990

He catches my attention because ViewSonic is a well known company; it is the leading seller of color computer monitors and related products in the United States, with sales of nearly $1 billion in 1998, up from $4 million in 1987.

http://www.viewsonic.com/company/executive/james-chu.htm

John Tu is the co-founder of Kingston Technology

He studied electrical engineering in Technische HochschuleDarmstadt.

Founded memory-chip operation Camintonn 1982, sold 4 years later for $6 million.

Formed Kingston Technology in 1996, which is the nation's largest privately held computer memory outfit; products grace cell phones, digital cameras, MP3 players.

He is significant because Forbes estimates his fortune is $2500 million, ranking him #123 among the richest Americans in 2009.

And Kingston is the second largest supplier of flash memory

http://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/54/rich-list-09_John-Tu_WIPO.html

www.kingston.com/

Chinese American entrepreneur and the co-founder, former CEO of Yahoo! IncHolds B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from Stanford UniversityCo-created in April 1994 with David Filo an Internet website consisting of a directory of other websites called "Jerry and Dave's Guide to the World Wide Web". It was renamed "Yahoo!“Director of American Internet Corporation, PipeLinks, Inc., Growth Networks, Inc. and Combinet, IncServes on the board of directors of Cisco Systems, Yahoo! Japan, and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.He is significant because he is one of the most recognizable Asian American entrepreneurs and I guess most people know Yahoo!http://investing.businessweek.com/businessweek/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=103590&ric=YHOO.O

Patrick Soon-Shiong is the founder, chairman, and CEO of AbraxisBioScience, a biotechnology company developing cancer treatment.

He founded American Pharmaceutical Partners in 1997. Soon-Shiong joined the faculty of UCLA Medical School in 1983. He left UCLA in 1991 to start VivoRx, a diabetes research firm.

He is significant because his company develops technology that offer patients and medical professionals safer and more effective treatments for cancer and other critical illnesses.

And Forbes estimates his fortune is $4000 million, ranking him #65 among the richest Americans in 2009.

http://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/54/rich-list-09_Patrick-Soon-Shiong_VI4N.html

http://www.abraxisbio.com/

Victor Fung is the Group Chairman of

the Li & Fung group of

companies, which includes major

subsidiaries in Trading, Distribution and

Retailing,

He also is Chairman of the Hong Kong

University Council and the Greater

Pearl River Delta Business Council.

He catches my attention because he

owns the global outsourcing firm Li &

Fung which supplies

clothes, furnishings, toys to many well-

known retailers in America, including

Disney, Abercrombie & Fitch, Coca-

Cola, Wal-Mart, Target. Sales up 25% to

$14 billion in 2008; shares up 15% since

last summer.

Forbes estimates his fortune is $2600

million, ranking him #118 among the

richest Americans in 2009

http://www.lifunggroup.com/manag

ement/management01.htm

http://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/54/ri

ch-list-09_Victor-Fung-family_OA08.html

Asian nation

www.asian-nation.org/small-business.shtml

Businessweek

www.businessweek.com/

Census 2000

www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2003/PUMS.html

Forbes

www.forbes.com

Wikipedia

www.wikipedia.org/